#Astonishing image was created from 477 photographs stitched together #Created by filmmaker David Breashears and nonprofit organisation #GlacierWorks to highlight the effect of climate change on the area #Team also produced stunning 'then and now' pictures to show the effect climate change on the area since 1921 #Working with Microsoft on even more detailed version

It is an astonishing image that shows the beauty and majesty of the Himalaya region. A climber and filmmaker has created the stunning mosaic of images to show the effect of climate change on the the area surrounding Mount Everest. The 477 individual images that make up the gigapixel image of the Khumbu glacier were captured by David Breashears during the spring of 2012, from the Pumori viewpoint near Mount Everest.